Mont. Democrats Get Help Criticizing Burns

[Judi Lynn]

Mont. Democrats Get Help Criticizing Burns

By SARAH COOKE
The Associated Press
Monday, August 8, 2005; 6:49 PM

HELENA, Mont. -- The Montana Democratic Party _ aided by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee _ is airing a television ad criticizing Republican Sen. Conrad Burns for his dealings with a GOP lobbyist who is under federal investigation.

The DSCC contribution on the ad referring to lobbyist Jack Abramoff was its first salvo in the Senate ad wars that are just warming up. Republicans aired an ad criticizing West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd late last month.


Burns is running for his fourth term senator and four Democrats have entered the race. His seat is one of 33 Senate seats up for election in 2006.

The Burns campaign and the National Republican Senatorial Committee said the ad is false and asked TV stations to stop airing it.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/08/AR2005080801021.html

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Senator Conrad Burns